Wind-shield and protector for cigars.



C. E. FORT & A. S. HORTON. WIND SHIELD AND PROTECTOR FORICIGARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 1915.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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CLARENCE E. FORT AND AUGUSTUS S. HORTON, OF ROGKFORD, ILLINOIS.

WIND-SHIELD AND PROTECTOR FOB CIGARS.

Specification of Letters'latent. v Patented Sgpt, 18, 1917.

Application filed April 20, 1916. Serial No. 92,406.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CLARENCE E. Form and AUeUsrUs S. HORTON, citizens of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of lVinnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wind-Shields and Protectors for Cigars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to means for shielding and protecting the lighted end of a cigar when smoking out in the open and in windy weather, and especially when mo- In the latter instance the rush of air incidental to the fast movement of the car causes the cigar to burn unevenly and too rapidly so that the duration and enjoyment of the smoke is materially decreased. Furthermore, the flying about of sparks and ashes from the cigar are a source of danger and annoyance to others in the vicinity of the smoker;

Prior to our invention various means have been' contemplated to shield or protect in some way the lighted end of a cigar, but so far as we are aware, they have been inadequate for the purpose and commercially unsuccessful. tures inherent in prior devices may be traced to their construction which renders cost of production prohibitive, to heating of 'the shield without proper provision for ad usting or handlin of the same, to unsightly appearance, an what is most important, to improper and in some instances, no provision for circulation of air within the shield which is essential to support uniform and normal combustion under all. conditions of usage.

Our invention aims, primarily, to provide a cigar shield and protector which will most effectively protect the cigar and promote the enjoyment of a smoker when motoring or out in the open and which will be devoid of the disadvantages and objectionable features mentioned. 1

Our invention also contemplates the provision of an article of this character that may be economically produced and sold at a comparatively low price.

To these ends we'haverdesigne'd a shield or protector of novel construction characterized generally by the provisionof a bullet-' shaped cap or shell of light non-combustible material adapted to fit over the lighted end Some of the objectionable feaof a cigar and provide uniform air space entirely about the cigar, the shell being imperforate except for a plurality of apertures arranged so as not to allow air to enter the shield from the front thereof or in a manner to interfere with normal combus tion, but to permit free ingress of such air as is drawn in by the smoker so as to allow perfect circulation within the shield to support normal combustion and permit smoke to escape freely from the shell. Our invention also, contemplates the provision of means for detachably and adjustably securing the shell to the lighted end of a cigar, saidmeans beingconstructed so as to be substantially insulated from the shell and readily accessible for the purpose of attach- -ment to and detachment from a cigar and to enable the shell to be adjusted farther back on the cigar as the same is burned.

Fig. 2 is a View looking at the open end of the shield;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cigarattaching means removed fromthe shield.

Referring to the drawings, the body of the wind shield designated generally by reference character 5, is of a general conical or bullet shape so as to provide a shell closed and imperforate at its pointed end 6 and open at its opposite end 7 to receive the lighted end of a cigar. This shell may be formed of any suitable non-combustible light weight material, it being preferably pressed or drawn from aluminum.

e have provided novel means for attaching the shell to a cigar so as to position the same centrally within the shell to provide a substantial air space entirely about the incased end of the cigar. This fastening means in its preferred form consists of a spring wire section bent upon itself providing a portion 8 secured to the shell at the inner side thereof, the said portion 8 being in the present instance confined between a punched-out portion 9 of the shell and the adjacent inner wall portions thereof. The

two end portions of the wire are twisted to-- gether at 11, extended beyond the open end of the shell and turned in opposite directions in a plane at right angles to'the axis of the shell to form cigar-embracing portions 12 intermediate the ends of which are,

then adjusting the shell on the cigar so that the lighted end thereof is positioned centrallywithin and adjacent to the nose Of the shell, whereupon when the finger pieces are released the shell will be secured v in fixed relation to the cigar through the intermediary of the resilient arms. It'will be noted that these arms being of comparatively small size stock and secured .to the shell at but a single point and disposed in spaced relation therefrom are substantially insulated from the shell so that should the shell become, heated from the burning cigar the finger pieces remain cool, consequently the Shell be conveniently handled and adjusted at all times. The portions 113 of the fastening means extending in a plane ing! portions of the fastening means in spaced relation to the rear of the open end of the shell, the smoker is enabled to easily note when it is necessary to adjust the shell farther back on the cigar. It will be further observed that an unobstructed air space is provided within the shell. entirely about the cigar so that with the provision of certain perforations in the shell, free circulation and normal combustion may be maintained within the shell.

In order to provide for normal combustion Wi hin the shell under all circumstances and yet prevent air currents from entering and interfering with such combustion, we have perforated the shellin a novel manner. These perforations are, in fact, shielded openings arranged circumferentially about the shell so as to allow air to be freely drawn into the shell during the act of smoking and to permit escape of smoke from the shell. These shielded openings also prevent air currents not drawn by the smoker, that is, such currents as a e caused when motoring by the rush of air striking against the nose 6 of the shell, from enteringtheshell. In the present instance, the imperforate nose 6 serves to effectively deflect air striking the same, outwardly and away from the shell. The shell at the rear of its imperforate nose portion is pierced at a plurality of circumferentially spaced points 15 and the portions at the rear thereof are depressed as at 16 so as to provide apertures 17, which open toward the rear of the shell and the entrances to which are shielded by the imperforate nose (5. It will be apparent that by perforating the shell in this manner the lighted cigar is effectively shielded against abnormal air currents and at the same time provision is made forpermi ting free ingress of air to the sh l adjacent to the lighted end of a cigar by the act of smoking. The shell is also perforated over a portion of its top by a plurality of.

small apertures 18, these perforations serving to permit escape of smoke through the top of the shell so that the smoke will not be deflected backwardly into the face of the smoker as might occasionally occur in case no top perforations were provided, In this connection it will be noted that there are no side perforations other than the shielded openings 17 so that lateral air currents striking the sid s' of t e shell can not en er h same. 7 y

We have also provided means disposed within the nose of the shellagainst which a match inserted through one of the apertures 7 b ub d nd ignitodto ig t th cigar. This means consists of a suitable element 19 secured to the shell within thenose the e f, as how in ig- 3, provide With a rough ed u fa e suohas a fine W r m s presents, so that suffic ent fr ctlonvmay be caused by a slight rubb ng movement of a match head thereagainst to ignite the match.

By the provision of such means the smoker is enabled to light a Cigar without any diiii- .culty or possibility of a match beingblown out'by the wind. 7 V i From the foregoing, it will bemanifest that by means'of our improvements the shell offers but little resistance to the wind and effectively deflects the same and prevents en-j trance of any abnormal air currents which and manner in which the cigar is supported w th n the same-an atmospheric condition 'is maintained. within the shell similarto and suitable for supporting combustion as when smoking under normal conditions regardless of the atmospheric conditions exterior of the shell, and that the shell may be easily and conveniently adjusted on the cigar without danger of burning the hand. it

It is. believed that the c nst ucti n, op ration and many advantages of our invention will be understood from the foregoing without further description, and the invention is not limited by the structural details disclosed, all of which are capable of considerable modification within the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

e claim:

1. A shield or protector for cigars comprising a conically shaped shell adapted to receive the lighted end of a cigar, and means for detachably securing a cigar to and centrally within the shell so as to allow a circumferential air space entirely about the incased portion of the cigar, the closed end of the shell being imperforate and the shell being formed intermediate its ends with circumferentially spaced openings shaped so Copies of this patent may be obtained for &

as to open toward the rear or open end of the shell.

2. A shield or protector for cigars comprising a shell shaped to receive the lighted end of a cigar, means for detachably securing a cigar to and centrally within the shell, said shell being imperforate except for openings arranged circumferentially about the shell in proximity to the closed end thereof and shaped'so as to open toward the rear or open end thereof, and other openings at the top only of the holder and rearwardly of said circumferentially spaced openings through which smoke may pass from the shell.

CLARENCE E. FORT. AUGUSTUS S. HORTON.

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